Benefits of mothers’ milk
In the midst of the widespread formula milk contamination scandal, may be it’s time for health departments in developing countries to undo the widespread misconception that formula is better than mother’s milk. The branding agencies and Marketing Company hired by this formula milk manufacturers have certainly doing a good job. Many people in Asia are brain washed to believe that formula is better for the babies.
Mothers’ milk has many benefits. Even if you are able to breastfeed for only a short time, your baby’s immune system can benefit from breast milk. Here are many other benefits of breast milk for a mother, her baby and other.
Breast milk is the most complete form of nutrition mother nature provides for infants. A mother’s milk has just the right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein that is needed for a baby’s growth and development. Most babies find it easier to digest breast milk than they do with formula. As a result, breastfed infants grow exactly the way they should. They tend to gain less unnecessary weight and to be leaner. This may result in being less overweight later in life. Premature babies do better when breastfed compared to premature babies who are fed formula. Researches have shown that breastfed babies score slightly higher on IQ tests, especially babies who were born pre-maturely.
Nursing uses up extra calories, making it easier to lose the pounds of pregnancy, you won’t need any diet pill! It also helps the uterus to get back to its original size and lessens any bleeding a woman may have after giving birth. Breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding (no supplementing with formula), delays the return of normal ovulation and menstrual cycles, which lowers the risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and possibly the risk of hip fractures and osteoporosis after menopause. Breastfeeding makes your life easier. It saves time and money. You do not have to purchase, measure, and mix formula. There are no bottles to warm in the middle of the night! A mother can give her baby immediate satisfaction by providing her breast milk when her baby is hungry. Breastfeeding requires a mother to take some quiet relaxed time for herself and her baby, that can help a mother to bond with her baby. Physical contact is important to newborns and can help them feel more secure, warm and comforted. Thus, breastfeeding mothers may have increased self-confidence and feelings of closeness and bonding with their infants.
Breastfeeding can save on health care costs because fully breastfed infants typically need fewer sick care visits, prescriptions, and hospitalizations. Thus, breastfeeding contributes to a more productive workforce as parents miss less work to care for sick infants. Furthermore it is better for our environment because there is less trash and plastic waste compared to that produced by formula cans and bottle supplies.
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